Archive for the ‘Carrie’s News’ Category

The Blue Pigeons

Saturday, February 15th, 2025

The Blue Pigeons in Worth was undergoing a renovation project and the owners had fallen in love with my carving, Pins and Needles. They decided to compliment my sculpture with a pair of pigeons that would sit either side of Pins and Needles. I used the same limestone from my favourite ...

A Compass Rose for Sandwich Quay

Sunday, February 9th, 2025

John Van Der Dol, a business owner from Sandwich approached me with his drawing of a compass rose and asked if I could produce it. This commission is being paid for by the Levelling up fund that national councils were able to apply for, Dover District Council are working on ...

A fantasy themed commission

Sunday, February 2nd, 2025

This commission really caught my attention as I love to use my imagination. This one stemmed from a computer game called Horizon Zero Dawn. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, with trees growing over broken buildings and tribes struggling to survive. The main character is called Aloy and I have interpreted ...

Henry VI coin carving.

Sunday, January 19th, 2025

This interesting commission is based on a coin that was discovered by a metal detectorist. Quite tricky to interpret, but I'm always up for a challenge. I used a 12 inch square piece of Forest of Dean sandstone. Once I had sketched it on the stone, I started to waste away the stone ...

A New Greenman.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

As you know I have alot of interesting carvings available to buy off the shelf, but I need to keep on top of my commissions. I had started carving a new Greenman at one of my demonstration days for the Maison Dieu in Dover, but hadn't got very far. After my ...